Current through Chapter 381 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 293-C:13 - Availability of Annual Benefit ReportI. A benefit corporation shall send its annual benefit report to each shareholder on the earlier of:(a) 120 days following the end of the fiscal year of the benefit corporation; or(b) The same time that the benefit corporation delivers any other annual report to its shareholders.II. A benefit corporation shall post all of its benefit reports on the public portion of its Internet website, if any; but the compensation paid to directors and financial or proprietary information included in the benefit reports may be omitted from the benefit reports as posted.III. If a benefit corporation does not have an Internet website, the benefit corporation shall provide a copy of its most recent benefit report, without charge, to any person that requests a copy, but the compensation paid to directors and financial or proprietary information included in the benefit report may be omitted from the copy of the benefit report provided.IV. Concurrently with the delivery of the benefit report to shareholders under paragraph I, the benefit corporation shall deliver a copy of the benefit report to the secretary of state for filing, but the compensation paid to directors and financial or proprietary information included in the benefit report may be omitted from the benefit report as delivered to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $35 for filing a benefit report.V. If the secretary of state determines that a benefit corporation established pursuant to this chapter fails to make available its annual benefit report pursuant to RSA 293-C:12 and RSA 293-C:13, the secretary of state shall administratively dissolve the corporation in accordance with the procedures in RSA 293-A:14.21.Added by 2014 , 216: 1, eff. 1/1/2015. 2014, 216 : 1 , eff. Jan. 1, 2015.